Football Preview: Enterprise Hornets vs. Shasta Wolves
Enterprise is 2-8 against Shasta since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Enterprise Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Shasta Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Enterprise knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Shasta likes a good challenge.
Enterprise will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Chico, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Enterprise was the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over Chico on Friday. Considering the Hornets have won four matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jj Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 208 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. Aiden Mcfall got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Enterprise was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Shasta's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They fell 21-14 to Foothill. The contest marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Shasta's loss came about despite a quality game from Justin Polley, who threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards.
Enterprise's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Shasta, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Johnson and Polley. Johnson has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 182.5 passing yards and has 15 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Polley has averaged 182.2 passing yards and has 9 passing touchdowns on the season.
Enterprise came up short against Shasta in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 17-12. Can Enterprise avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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